How to validate if a string is json in a Rails model

Question

I\'m building a simple app and want to be able to store json strings in a db. I have a table Interface with a column json, and I want my rails model to validate the value of the

Answer 1

If you don't fancy enterprise-style validators or monkey-patching the String class here's a simple solution:

class Model < ApplicationRecord
  validate :json_field_format

  def parsed_json_field
    JSON.parse(json_field)
  end

  private

  def json_field_format
    return if json_field.blank?
    begin
      parsed_json_field
    rescue JSON::ParserError => e
      errors[:json_field] << "is not valid JSON" 
    end
  end
end